Folding bird cage for entertainers



Oct. 21, 1952 TAYLOR 2,614,838

FOLDING BIRD CAGE FOR ENTERTAINERS Filed Aug. 17, 1950 2 SlEE-TS-SHEET l INVENTOR.

MerUtZZeA.T25 lor BY Oct. 21, 1952 M. A. TAYLOR 2,614,838

- FOLDING BIRD CAGE FOR ENTERTAINERS Filed Aug. 17, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 l p IINVENTOR. \JILJ MervilZeA-Zaylor I Patented Oct. 21, 1952 [UNITED STATES PAT NT iO'FFl-CE FOLDFINGJBIRD CAGE FOR ENTERTAINERS Mei-villcn. Taylor, North Hollywood, Calif Application. August 17, 1950, Serial No.-180,043

, r r 1 This invention relates to for entertainers, and it has among its salient objects: I To provide a bird cage having its spaced body members or ribs pivotally connected at their upper and lower ends, whereby they can be compressed together into a compact elongated body of relatively small compass, to be easily hidden,

1 lower ends joined with shortarms pivotally connected to a bottom ring or body member, said short arms folding downwardly; .And, ingeneral, to provide a simple, practical and ornamental folding bird cage which an entertainer or magnician can conveniently manipulate with great mystery and which, is easily opened fromiolded condition to its open or normalcondition. j r

In order to explain the invention more in detail, I have illustrated one practical embodimentthereof on the accompanyingtwo sheets ofdrawings which I wil1 now describe:

m Figure 1 is a side elevation of a folded bird cageembodying my invention;

Figure z is a side elevation of the same cage distended to its open or normal condition;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional detail of the lower end of a cage, taken on'line 3-3 of Fig. 1, showing the lower ends of two of the pivoted bodymembers or ribs in openposition in full lines, and in folded condition in light broken lines; 4 n t Figure 4 is a similar sectional view of the upper end of a folding bird cage, showing two of the body members distended in'full lines, and in 'folded condition in light broken lines, with a loop perch in-full lines; I

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view showing a slightly modified collapsing ring with a string attached thereto for pulling the cage therethrough for thepurpose of collapsing or folding it; and n Figure 6 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 66 on Fig. 5.

Referring in detail to the drawings, I have shown one practical embodiment of the inven- 7 Claims. (01. 272525 N folding bird cages tion inaround bird cage, shown in open conditioninFig. 2, and-in closed or folded condi- .tion n Fig. 1, 1 L i The body members or ribs, designated 1, 1, ,are; preferably made of spring stainless steel, andare pivotally connected at their upper ends,

as at 8, to a head, or ring member 9, having the spaced slots l0 cut in its lower annular edge to, receive the upper ends of said body members or ribs 1, 1, as seen in Fig.4. a r

A collar II is shown around said head. ,9, in

V Fig. 4, withscrews l2, [2, to prevent said ring from moving upwardly any further than seenin Figsrz and 4. 'Said collar has connected thereto three legsor links, as i3, I3, connected at their upper ends with a head M, with a ring handle I5 connected therewith as shown, for

moving saidlegs or links I3, and the ring .ll,

downover thebodymembers I, l, to hold them in collapsed condition, as seen in Fig. l.

. Said bodymembers 1,1, are provided with a twist neartheir upper ends, as at 131', toput the major portions of. said members fiatwise around theqcage, as illustrated. Said body members 1.1, are also provided with kinks, aslf, toserve as stops for the ring ll, as seen in Fig. l, where said ring is shown sprung over said kinks 1". :Ituwill be understood that the ring lllcan be forced oversaid kinks in either direction.

fThelower ends of said body ribs 1, 1, are pivotally connected with short arms,; as 1%, pivotally connected at their: attached ends to a member 16, having spaced slots. llpll, out therein to receive the ends of said short arms 1 as shown, and which are held in placetherein by means ofa split ring l8, Fig; 3.

A- perch rod [9 is secured by, its upper endin the head 9, as seen in Fig. 4, said rodbeing provided'intermediate its ends with a loop portion,

designated 20, with an artificial bird B held therein, as shown. The'lower end of said perch rod [9 isyextended into the lower member 1:6 and has screwed thereon aspecial nut or member "2|,Chaving a flaring flange, as 21', which serves as a stop for the inner pivotedends: of

the short'arms 1 as seenin Fig. 3. The outer ends of said short arms 1 ,WhlCh are pivotally connected to the lower ends of the body members or ribs |,'as seen in Fig. 3, serve as feet or supports for the cage when it is set upon a table A' lock nut 22 is shown on said perch rod 19, above the member l6, whereby said parts are securelylocked to the member, l6.

An ornamental tassel T is attached to the lower end of said perch rod 19, to dangle below 7 

